The cottage is a traditional Breton longhouse, or longère. These buildings were often occupied by peasant farmers or smallholders. Built in 1868, the farmhouse would have all the living areas on the ground floor, possibly shared with the livestock, in one large open room with a large granite fireplace. The upstairs was used for storage and animal feed and was only accessed from the outside. The Longère has undergone several renovations over the years. The beams have been cut in the corner of the lounge to install a staircase, providing inside access to the attic area. Dormer windows have been installed in the front and rear of the cottage for light, as well as 4 Velux windows. The most recent work was to convert the garage at the end of the cottage into the guest lounge/bedroom/bathroom. The character and charm of the building have been retained while updating to present day comforts such as a fitted kitchen/bathroom and shower room.
The front door opens into a lovely large lounge/dining room (47 Sqm). The old original open fireplace is retained with the hearth consisting of one huge granite slab with fireside seating. A wood burning stove provides warmth and character for off season breaks. The original oak beams frame the roof of the lounge. Two large cpmfortable sofas seat six.
A large oak table seats up to 8 persons. A 17" LCD TV/DVD player is provided to watch films when you can't tear yourself away from the log fire. The coffee table houses a number of large beautifully illustrated guide books, and there are some traditional wooden games to entertain you. The pine dresser contains an ample supply of scented candles.
Across the lounge, doors lead off to the garden and gravel terrace with outside table and six chairs.
The kitchen is located in a separate room to the left of the lounge. The kitchen has been fitted to a high standard with beautiful French blue glazed tiles, while retaining the full length exposed beams, and in a style sympathetic to the age of the longère. It contains a 4 burner gas hob with extractor hood, electric oven/grill, microwave, fridge, freezer, dishwasher, fitted cupboards, double bowl sink, wine rack, and a breakfast kitchen table with four chairs. Quality crockery and utensils are provided together with Le Creuset cookware. We supply all the kitchen utensils you need including electric scales, blender and whisk. If you fancy making some crepes, we supply a cast iron crepe/galette pan.
We supply washing up liquid, dishwasher tablets, kitchen foil, cling-film, salt/pepper, olive oi, and most things you would expect to find in your own kitchen.
A separate toilet with hand basin is located off the kitchen.
The light and airyTV Lounge is entered from the right side of the main lounge. This part of the longère forms a separate guest wing which can only be accessed at the ground floor level, which makes it ideal for sharing couples or relatives as it offers a greater degree of privacy and independence.
This pine beamed lounge is equipped with a 26" LCD TV/DVD, Sky TV and a good supply of DVDs to appeal to children and adults. A micro hi-fi plays radio, CDs, & MP3s on USB pen drives. There is an oak sofa-bed that can sleep a child if required. A games box contains a good selection of indoor board games.
Large double windows look out over the front garden, and a high level window to the side has views of the surrounding fields.
A door leads from the rear of the lounge to the guest bathroom/utility room, and stairs lead up to the guest bedroom.
The delightful large Master Bedroom is light and spacious (32 Sqm) with exposed beams and an antique French Louis XV style bed. A quality mattress is provided to ensure a good nights sleep. There are twin bedside tables with soft-tone lamps, alarm clock-radio, chest of drawers and a large wardrobe.
A reclining leather chair and footstool provide a relaxing spot to read a book or just enjoy the view of the rear garden from the dormer window. There is also a Velux window with views to the front garden. A cot with mattress are provided.
The Master bedroom has walls upholstered in Laura Ashley type fabric - very French. A curtained canopy frames the bed adding a stylish touch. The roof is clad in pine lambris, painted antique white.
Many similar properties have sub divided the space to create two bedrooms, but we much prefer to retain one large bedroom.
The ground floor has traditional glazed floor tiles throughout. The ground floor lounges have natural sea-grass matting, with carpet mats in the two lounges. The upstairs bedrooms and landing have oak parquet flooring. The main staircase is a closed tread hardwood type. The Gite staircase is a hardwood open tread type (the top of the staircase has a door to the bedroom).
For off-season breaks, the wood burning stove provides a good heat. In addition, the longère has electric heating, which is a combination of six oil-filled thermostatic radiators downstairs, and individual thermostatic electric room heaters upstairs.
The Goose Bedroom is a long narrow room at the front of the cottage under the eaves, with a low level dormer window and a Velux window with views to the front garden. This room contains two full sized single beds, a bedside table, bedside lamp, alarm clock-radio, chest of drawers, chair, and room fan, together with the Goose night light that gives this room its name! A wardrobe is located on the landing outside the room.
A traditionally decorated tiled family bathroom contains a large bath with thermostatic shower, toilet, twin hand basins, and Velux window with view to the rear garden.
The guest bedroom contains two oak linen fold single beds, bedside table, bedside lamp, alarm clock-radio, fan, large chest of drawers and wardrobe. This room has a Velux window providing views to the front garden, fields and countryside beyond.
Downstairs is the guest bathroom and utility area containing a shower cubicle, toilet and hand basin. The washing machine is also located here. A door leads out into the rear garden.
